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Rufus A. Cole
1840 - 1910 (70 years)-
Name Rufus A. Cole Birth 1840 Johnstown, Fulton County, New York 
Gender Male Military Service 05 Sep 1864 Ephratah, Fulton County, New York American Civil War (North)
115th NY Regt. Co. E
Battle of Fort Fisher(NC) Jan1865
Mustered out on 17 Jun 1865 at Raleigh, NC.Death 5 May 1910 Ephratah, Fulton County, New York Burial Rockwood Rural Cemetery, Ephratah, Fulton County, New York Notes - Rufus A. Cole, aged 70 years, died Thursday morning at 9 o'clock at his home on East Clinton Avenue, Johnstown. Mr. Cole sustained a stroke of paralysis a year ago last January and another about four weeks ago, causing his death. He was a carpenter by trade, was born in the town of Johnstown, but has resided in the city of Johnstown for over twenty years. He was a veteran of the Civil war belonging to' the 115th regiment, New York Volunteers. Besides his widow, he is survived by two sons, William and Giles, both of Johnstown: five sisters, Mrs. Mary Ercanbrack, of Iowa, Mrs. Chauncey Cool, Mrs. Elizabeth Gardener, Mrs. Samuel Tyler and Miss Maggie Cole, all of Johnstown, and two brothers, Giles W. Cole and Charles Cole, also of Johnstown. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home. Interment will be in the Rockwood cemetery.
(Amsterdam Evening Recorder, Friday, May 6, 1910)
Person ID I20430 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 18 Jan 2026
Father Jacob Cole, b. 26 May 1807, Linlithgo, Columbia County, New York d. 20 Dec 1884, Johnstown, Fulton County, New York (Age 77 years) Mother Margaret Wemple, b. 1813, New York d. 1 Feb 1849, Johnstown, Fulton County, New York (Age 36 years) Marriage Mar 1831 Family ID F5711 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Nancy Caldwell, b. 26 Jan 1848, New York d. 06 Dec 1938, Fulton County, New York (Age 90 years) Children 1. Willie Cole, b. Abt 1875 2. Giles Cole, b. Abt 1877 Family ID F5712 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Rufus A. Cole, aged 70 years, died Thursday morning at 9 o'clock at his home on East Clinton Avenue, Johnstown. Mr. Cole sustained a stroke of paralysis a year ago last January and another about four weeks ago, causing his death. He was a carpenter by trade, was born in the town of Johnstown, but has resided in the city of Johnstown for over twenty years. He was a veteran of the Civil war belonging to' the 115th regiment, New York Volunteers. Besides his widow, he is survived by two sons, William and Giles, both of Johnstown: five sisters, Mrs. Mary Ercanbrack, of Iowa, Mrs. Chauncey Cool, Mrs. Elizabeth Gardener, Mrs. Samuel Tyler and Miss Maggie Cole, all of Johnstown, and two brothers, Giles W. Cole and Charles Cole, also of Johnstown. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home. Interment will be in the Rockwood cemetery.
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Birth - 1840 - Johnstown, Fulton County, New York 
Military Service - American Civil War (North) 115th NY Regt. Co. E Battle of Fort Fisher(NC) Jan1865 Mustered out on 17 Jun 1865 at Raleigh, NC. - 05 Sep 1864 - Ephratah, Fulton County, New York Death - 5 May 1910 - Ephratah, Fulton County, New York 
Burial - - Rockwood Rural Cemetery, Ephratah, Fulton County, New York = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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